Blog
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What Makes a Cannabis Variety “Wash Well”? The Science Behind High-Yield Hash Plants
Discover how Phylos is improving solventless extraction yields through marker-assisted selection and washability research.
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Hermaphroditism Resistance: Breeding for Stress-Tolerant Cannabis Genetics
Phylos research is revealing the genetic mechanisms behind stress tolerance and resistance to hermaphroditism in cannabis. Learn how our plant science and breeding programs have produced seed varieties that enhance...
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Real Grower Results: Increasing Cultivation Efficiency With Phylos Autoflower Seeds
Real world data from multiple Phylos partners shows that Phylos’ advanced autoflower genetics can help cultivators streamline operations, optimize facility use, and increase cycles per year.
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From Genomic Insights to Premium Autoflower: Advances in Breeding for Potency, Yield, and Premium Flower
A deep dive into autoflower cannabis genetics, the autoflowering gene, and how modern breeding delivers potent, uniform, high-performing autoflower plants.
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How Genetic Markers are Advancing Cannabis
Learn how Phylos’ genetic markers are used to develop F1 hybrid seeds that enable growers to deliver more reliable products while preserving the diversity of cannabis.
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Phylos' Commercial Seed Quality Testing Measures
Phylos Production-Ready Seeds are only commercially released after passing the following eight Phylos Quality Assurance testing measures.
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Growing with Seeds: Best Practices
At Phylos, we’ve spent years in our mixed light greenhouse learning techniques that optimize the performance of our seed-based photosensitive plants.
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Seeds as Uniform as Clones - Insights from Phylos’ Uniformity Study
Step aside clones! This study of Phylos Production-Ready Seeds™ challenges the long-held belief that seed-grown cannabis can’t be as uniform as clones.
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A Rescheduling Q&A with Alisha Holloway
A Q&A with Phylos’ Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Alisha Holloway, PhD, discussing the impact of rescheduling cannabis to Schedule III to researchers. The recent announcement from the US Department of...
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F1 Hybrid Seeds–A proven game changer for cannabis cultivation
Choosing the best genetics for your cannabis grow – whether it is for your backyard or a 100,000 sq ft facility – is pivotal for your success. Historically for cannabis...
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Believe it: these seeds will outperform your clones
Director of Business Development, Ben Adams, thinks Elite Seeds will fundamentally change cultivation practices. Phylos Elite F1 Hybrid Seeds have incredible vigor & uniformity, 25-30%+ THC, are HLVD-free and fully...
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The Value of Change
This case study examines a trial conducted by a US-based and licensed commercial cannabis cultivator that wanted to measure the productivity of seed-based cultivation and estimated production costs compared to...
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Webinar: Scale and increase profitability with uniform seed-grown production
Phylos’ latest webinar, “Scale and Increase Profitability with Uniform Seed-Grown Production” hosted by MJ Biz Daily features industry leaders in breeding & cultivation as they discuss the many reasons why...
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Understanding the (major) potential of minor cannabinoids
Since 1964, delta-9-THC, remains the most discussed & demanded cannabinoid in the marketplace. As cannabis research continues to grow at an exponential rate, scientists have identified & isolated other cannabinoids...
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A Sea of Change - Cannabis Market’s Shift to Production Ready Seeds
Until recently, growers typically chose to use clonal varieties in their cannabis and hemp operations. However, the tides have turned in this sea of change that the market is experiencing.
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Modern seed-grown cannabis makes sense - but does it make cents?
The field of cannabis seed genetics has made resounding advances in the past decade. With these advances, many preconceived notions, myths, and misconceptions about seed-grown cannabis have been dispelled, leaving...
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Why seed-grown cannabis is the new move for commercial growers
Advances in breeding innovation has brought a new option to growers focused on uniformity, input reduction, and risk mitigation: Phylos Production-Ready™ Seed
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The Cannabis industry's unsung hero
An advanced generation of cannabis and hemp seed genetics are poised to become the next industry disruptor for commercial growers in a rare “everyone wins” situation.
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How autoflower can save a short season
With the rapid expansion of the cannabis and hemp industries, growers have quickly learned that these crops are just as vulnerable to the threat of a short season as others....
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The Clone Wars
Today, most commercially available cannabis is grown from clones rather than seeds.